Last November, Haddock was walking alone in Burlington when he was attacked by several people.

"I got pistol whipped, smashed over the head with a bottle and then, because I wasn't going down too easy, Mayo (Mehmed Devac) stabbed me," said Haddock, who has scars on his torso from the incident.

Police arrested Devac in the stabbing. He was charged and eventually accepted a plea deal. Now, more than a year after the incident, he's been sentenced to 30 months in jail.

"It was definitely a lot of crazy emotions today, a lot of crying," said Haddock of the sentencing.

Haddock's faced his attacker many times in court, but this last time was different.

"Maybe one day you can try to be a better person, maybe not," said Haddock during the sentencing.

After the sentencing, Haddock told News Channel 5, "I got to say what was on my mind and how I felt about it and what I wanted him to know."

Also during the sentencing, Haddock said his attacker actually apologized to him, and suddenly Haddock started to see him differently.

"Like this whole time, I've kind of been like 'Oh this kid's a thug, punk. No one really wants to deal with him.' Then, I kind of heard him speak and he spoke with good words," said Haddock.

Haddock said that while forgiveness isn't in the cards any time soon, he isn't ruling it out completely.

"He definitely changed my life and it was really hard to recover from," said Haddock. "He spoke with good words and he surprised a lot of us. Now he's just got to prove it."

The snowboarder has recovered from his attack and said he's in the best shape of his life. He's hitting the slopes more than ever before and said if anything positive came out of his stabbing, it's that he's got a better outlook on life.